· News
Walking on Fire for Project Possibility
Next Saturday I'm walking barefoot across burning hot coals at 650°C to raise money for Project Possibility. There's one week left to donate.
#project possibility
#charity
#fundraising
Blog
Thoughts on space, technology, and everything in between.
· Projects
Satellites on Google Earth: Back from the Dead
For years I've been getting emails asking about my old satellite tracking tools for Google Earth. They went offline in 2015. In February 2026 I finally rebuilt the whole thing from scratch in a single afternoon: with a little help from Claude.
#satellites
#google earth
#ai
#cloudflare
#claude
· Astrophotography
The Soul Nebula
The Soul Nebula in HRGB The Soul Nebula, also known as Westerhout 5 (W5) amongst other names. Located in the constellation Cassiopeia, this celestial body is a…
#DeepSkyWest
#nebula
#Soul
· Interesting
The Rising Influence of Private Space
Private space companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic are revolutionizing space exploration with innovations like reusable rockets and ambitious goals for interplanetary travel. These advancements are reshaping the industry, creating opportunities for more competitors and contributing to job creation. Exciting developments are expected in the near future, bringing us closer to the stars as new tourist destinations.
#astronomy
#private space
· News
The Pacman Nebula
NGC 281 is more fondly known as the Pacman Nebula. In normal wavelengths this image resembles(ish) the ghost-gobbling Pacman, but here I'm using narrowband SHO…
#astrophography
#DeepSkyWest
#nebula
#SHO
· News
The Iris Nebula
The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula 1,300 light years away, illuminated by a partially embedded star (SAO 19158) which is 10X the size of our Sun. The…
#astronomy
#Astrophotography
#star formation
· News
Creating Creatures with AI
I've been enjoying learning Tensorflow, and this awesome Colab lets us invent new creatures and crossbreeds from nothing but code.
· News
Sky Silhouette: Barnard 7
The night sky is full of thousands of silhouettes of all many shapes and sizes. In 1919 an astronomer called Edward Barnard created a catalogue of more than 300 of these dark nebula.
#Astrophotography
#DeepSkyWest
#milky way
#nebula
· Astrophotography
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
[](https://media.orbitingfrog.com/uploads/wp-migrated/2021/11/elephant-trunk-sho2-2.jpg) Elephant's Trunk Nebula SHO 20 light years long, and 2,400 light…
#astrophography
#nebula
#PixInsight
#RGB
#SHO
· News
Some of the Milky Way in Cygnus
[](https://media.orbitingfrog.com/uploads/wp-migrated/2021/11/deneb-sadr.jpg) Deneb-Sadr and (some of) the Milky Way in Cygnus. Taken from Provence, France.â¦
#astronomy
#Astrophotography
#Cygnus
#milky way
